National Geographic - The New World: Nightmare in Jamestown
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Movie Reviews of National Geographic - The New World: Nightmare in Jamestown
Movie Review: Engaging and informative
Summary: 4 Stars
My husband and 5th grade students found this video quite interesting. Personally I wasn't so crazy about the sensationalized nature of it, but if it gets 10-year-olds excited about history, hey, that's a good deal! And it's not overly biased or poorly crafted or out of date or anything. (It IS National Geographic, after all!) If this is the only thing you're going to learn about Jamestown, it might not be your best bet historically, but it will definitely keep your interest.Movie Review: Able to Keep Low Achieveing High Schoolers Fairly....
Summary: 5 Stars
....interested so that itself is a high recommendation. The use of "pow" sounding words and exciting vocabulary makes this subject more interesting. There are several attempts to teach solid historical concepts and this would maybe work all the way down to 5th grade--in two parts w/an interesting follow up activity. Some good use of graphics as in the reconstruction of the fort that indicates the colossal amounts of both work and fear that motivated colonial people around Native Americans.Movie Review: Not my favorite!
Summary: 3 Stars
The documentary The New World: Nightmare in Jamestown is not my favorite. In this 50-minute film, a major section was devoted to an exploration of what had happened at Jamestown from 1606 until 1612. The reporting style was similar to that of the TV series, 48 hours: mystery. You will see some skeletons on which autopsies were performed to figure out causes of the death. The sites were revisited. The Indian actors were dressed in conventional costume. However, the scenes lost the flavor of originality. What I dislike most is that causes of the voyages to Jamestown were only superficially touched, so were lingering impacts of the Jamestown legacy. If you like 48 hours: mystery and seek for only information of what had happened in the Jamestown colony during that brief period, this documentary was probably made for you. If you are interested in historical meanings of the Jamestown colony, probably you should find alternatives of information.
Movie Review: Nightmare in Jamestown keeps viewers glued
Summary: 4 Stars
National Geographic's "The New World: Nightmare in Jamestown" is a fast-paced, and engaging DVD that keeps young and old viewers attentive. The dramatizations and recreations are just graphic enough to let you know how dangerous life in the colony was (sickness, hunger, paranoia, fear of Spain). The risks these people took to begin an English colony in the "New World" are made clear. The only thing really missing from this DVD is some background about prior English/Native American interactions (dating back before the Lost Colony at Roanoke Island) that would explain why the English had misconceptions about the Native Americans, and why the Native Americans were a threat to their lives from the very beginning. This is a great teaching tool for students 5th grade and up.